Chapter 1 The spring breeze is intoxicating
Hand Pei Lan Rui two or three planting, the day warm wind and the next day.
I don't know the fragrance in the room for a long time, and there are butterflies flying when I push the window.
Yongzheng 12 years.
In the spring of March, the sunshine is so good, looking at the warblers crying green branches outside, and the swallow grass is green, which makes people feel better.
Su Yi took a square of clean and snow-white satin, sat on the corridor and embroidered it.
A butterfly fluttered and landed on the lotus flower on the satin, Su Yi pursed her lips and smiled, and carefully clinged to the flower bandage for fear of startling the colorful butterfly. Unexpectedly, there was a sudden sound of laughter behind him, and Su Yi turned around and saw a woman in a blue palace robe, the dress was the simplest monochrome, only the cuffs were embroidered with some lines, although the clothes were monotonous, but there was some beautiful and lovely taste on the woman.
The woman smiled, the laughter was as crisp as a bell, and the frightened butterfly spread its wings and flew away, and Su Yi hooked her lips helplessly: "Xing'er, you scared the butterfly away!" ”
Xing'er hooked Su Yi's arm with a smile, sat beside her, and said, "In such a good weather, you don't know how to be funny at all, but what kind of handkerchief is embroidered here, what time can this thing be embroidered, let's go out and play!" ”
Su Yi asked, "Are you done with your job?" ”
"Huh...... You don't have to worry about this, I haven't finished it, but someone else has done it for me. ”
Su Yi already knew in her heart that Xing'er had been befriending the fifth elder brother recently, and it must have been the fifth elder brother who found someone to do it for her. was in a daze, but Xing'er snatched the flower bandage from her hand, put it in the basket and pulled her out. Su Yi had no choice but to follow her pace to enjoy this moment of leisure.
Because of their identity, even if they have the care of the fifth elder brother, but this harem is strict, although they want to enjoy this bright spring but can't go far, Xing'er is not satisfied, and wants to go to the imperial garden to visit. But how can the imperial garden be accessible to ordinary palace maids? What's more, they are not even ordinary palace maids.
Rao is Suyi tried every means to obstruct her, but Xing'er was unmoved, Xing'er pulled her, all the way to the garden of Cining Palace, and saw a large number of guards in the distance, so she knew that she couldn't get in, so she had to go back stupidly. Not far away, I saw a deserted garden, which was full of flowers and plants, birds and swallows, but the vermilion gate had been faded by the sun, and some of the paint had fallen off. Su Yi looked at the garden with some hesitation, "The plaques on this garden are gone, I don't know how many years it has been built, if we break in like this and are discovered, what will we do?" ”
"Oh, what are you afraid of? It's just a deserted garden, and it's not a forbidden place, even if it's discovered, what are we afraid of? We can't enter a good garden, and the abandoned garden can still stop us from the door? Let's go. Xing'er was excited, pushing Su Yi.
Su Yi was also a little moved, and couldn't help the soft grinding and hard bubbles of the apricots, so she followed in.
When I entered the door, I saw that the ground was full of bushes and weeds, and there was an attic not far away, but the attic was shrouded in a gloom, obviously unattended for a long time, and there was a sense of decay.
"This garden looks pretty big!" Apricot looked at the garden as she walked.
"yes." Just when they entered the door, they saw a few pavilions, and this garden even had small bridges and flowing water, which was obviously not an ordinary garden.
"The layout here is exquisite, the mountains and stone pavilions are scattered, and there are even meandering waters, which are quite elegant, but I don't know why this garden has fallen to this point?" Su Yi couldn't help but feel sad when she saw that such a good garden was so decadent.
"Hell knows!" Apricot replied. Suddenly, he laughed again, "Maybe it's haunted!" ”
Su Yi shook her head, walked to the side of the bridge, saw some fallen flowers floating in the water, and whispered: "The flowers that have not fallen into the water with the flow, and they are floating in the mud." In the mirror, I have felt that the stars are wrong, and people live up to their conceit. ”
"What are you muttering?" Apricot had never read a book and didn't understand what she meant for a while.
"Nothing. Let's go back! Although the scenery of this garden is good, it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so as not to be criticized. ”
"Well, okay. We'll come back later. ”
As he spoke, the two graceful figures had already walked out of the garden.
A carved jade attic suddenly opened its window, revealing a vague handsome face, and only a pair of eyes shining like stars staring closely at the departing figure.
At night, Su Yi tossed and turned but couldn't sleep, and the words of the director's aunt during the day made her heart turn a thousand times, and the tastes were mixed.
Father Shen Weizhong served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, which was originally an excellent thing, but he was framed and caught in the case of fraud in the scientific examination, the emperor has always been strict in the examination of the scientific examination, as soon as the case came out, although the evidence was not conclusive, but the saint issued an order to detain his father, and she was also sent to serve in the Xin Zheku. She can't help much in Xinzheku, she only hopes that he can help her father outside, but listening to her aunt during the day, there seems to be no hope for her father's affairs. Her mother went early, and her father treated her like a jewel, how could she not feel uncomfortable when something like this happened now?
Wu thought to herself, cold tears fell down the corners of her eyes, she stretched out a hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, but noticed the jasper bracelet on her wrist, the bracelet was green and transparent, and it emitted a cold light in the middle of the night, just like the man's cold voice, "Suyi, I will definitely not let you suffer!" "Is she suffering? It should be, right? But what is this compared to my father's imprisonment?
Su Yi tossed and turned, but finally couldn't sleep, got up and saw Xing'er's sweet sleeping face, showing a wry smile, why can't she have a simple and bright mind like Xing'er?
Open a window, the cool breeze blows in, just like this thin and cool night, the moonlight is softly sprinkled on her, but it can't take away the haze in her heart, the shadows of the trees in the yard are swaying, like a dream, such a quiet night, should have reunited with thousands of families, enjoy the dream, but she is alone, trapped in a cage, this huge palace, when will she be able to get out? Can she still be the same Shen Suyi as before? When do you know when you will see each other? It's hard to feel the night at this point.
The orchid grass on the case in front of the window under the moon is elegant, slim, and exudes a cold and refreshing fragrance.
Because of the wind blowing in the night and the sleepless night, Su Yi couldn't help but look haggard and a little sickly, Xing'er saw her pale face, and was a little worried, "Su Yi, do you want to rest again, I don't think you look very good." ”
"I'm fine, maybe I didn't sleep well at night. Out of the way. Su Yi was grateful, but how could she stop the work in her hands, and after answering, she began to wash the clothes in the basin.
"Suyi, don't wash it. Send these clothes to Chuxiu Palace and give them to Gonggong Gao. An older palace man stood in front of Su Yi and said.
Su Yi immediately stood up, knowing in her heart that this was her aunt helping her, she couldn't help but feel a warm heart, showing a grateful smile: "Yes, aunt." ”
The palace man nodded, and then turned and left.
Su Yi took the burden and was about to go, but was pulled to a corner by Xing'er, only to hear her sneakily: "Su Yi, I originally made an appointment with the fifth elder brother to meet in the twilight garden, but in this situation, I can't go for a while." You went to Chuxiu Palace and happened to pass by there, you helped me go and say hello to the fifth elder brother, and said that I didn't finish my work and couldn't go. ”
When Su Yi heard this, she smiled lightly and said, "Then do you want Fifth Elder Brother to find someone to work for you?" ”
"You little girl, why are you laughing at me? You may also meet your Gu Lang when you go out! Xing'er was half embarrassed and half joking, and gently slapped Su Yi and said.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Yi couldn't help but blush when she heard her say this, the harem is heavy, he is just a guard, if nothing happens, he naturally can't get in, but when he heard Xing'er mention him, he couldn't help but feel a little rippling in his heart, and his pale face was a little ruddy, which actually gave people a thrilling and morbid beauty.
Xing'er no longer teased her, only urged her to go and come back quickly.
Su Yi passed by the twilight garden, but did not see the fifth elder brother, and when he came back from Chuxiu Palace, he saw a tall and straight man standing under the corridor, only to see that the man was wearing a blue robe, the collar was woven with gold satin trim, the clothes were lined with sable, the end of the horseshoe sleeves was painted with lavender mink, the clothes were embroidered with five-color moire, and the waist was a four-fold Ruyi pattern with piping, and a pair of black satin boots under his feet, and he immediately understood that this person must be a brother. But she had never seen the fifth elder brother, and she didn't dare whether this person was the fifth elder brother, so she had to observe in the dark for a while.
In the huge twilight garden, there were only a few palace people coming and going, and only the man stood there fixedly, as if waiting for someone. Su Yi pondered for a moment, then stepped forward, but he didn't dare to raise his head, only lowered his eyebrows, walked up to the man, made a salute, and said: "The slave greets the fifth elder brother, the fifth elder brother is auspicious!" But she didn't hear the man's response, so Su Yi had to maintain a saluting posture and stand there awkwardly, until her legs were a little sore, and she was about to collapse, when she heard a deep voice sound: "Get up." ”
Su Yi steadied herself and stood there, still not daring to look at the man's face. I only felt very nervous in my heart, listening to Xing'er mention the fifth elder brother every day, but she never thought that the momentum of the fifth elder brother was so intimidating, which made her feel oppressed. didn't dare to show it on his face, he only took a deep breath, and pretended to be calm and said, "Is the fifth elder brother waiting for someone?" ”
"Hmm." The voice came from the nose, without a hint of emotion.
"Fifth Elder Brother, Xing'er asked the slave to bring you a message, the work on her hand has not been finished yet, I'm afraid I won't be able to come for a while, please blame Fifth Elder Brother."
Su Yi lowered her head, in March, her palms were sweating, and the huge feeling of pressure on the top of her head made her heart difficult to calm down, and her heart was pounding.
"Got it." A lazy and bland tone.
"The minions are gone." Su Yi said as she lowered her head and took a few steps back, not daring to look at the man's face until the end.
After walking a few steps, I heard a voice ringing out, "Stop! Su Yi was so shocked that she had to stop, and she didn't even dare to come out. But after waiting for a long time, the voice never sounded again, Su Yi had doubts, so she had to turn around, owe her body, and said softly: "What else does the fifth elder brother command?" ”
The man in front of him leaned forward step by step, Su Yi lowered his head, and only saw the pair of black and gold-patterned boots, approaching inch by inch. There was a faint scent of ambergris from the tip of his nose, and if there was nothing, his mood calmed down a little.
"What's your relationship with Apricot?" The man asked.
"The minion and Xing'er are both from the Xinzhi Kugong Palace." Su Yi answered.
"Hmm." The man waved his hand again, "It's okay, you go down." ”
"The minions are gone." Su Yi breathed a sigh of relief and walked quickly out of the Twilight Garden.
"How? Have you ever met the fifth elder brother? As soon as she returned to Xinzheku, Xing'er pulled Su Yi and asked hurriedly.
"See. He seems to have been waiting for you for a long time, and I told him. Su Yi replied as she drank her tea.
"That's good." Xing'er's nervous expression relaxed. smiled and said, "What do you think of Fifth Elder Brother?" ”
"How can I judge him?" Su Yi put down the teacup and said.
"Oh, it's you and me, what are you afraid of? Just tell me, what do you think of the Fifth Elder Brother? Apricot looked at her expectantly.
"I don't know, I didn't see him at all, but his momentum is quite majestic, magnificent, and he has the royal model."
Xing'er frowned, and Su Yi saw her dissatisfaction and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Why don't you take a closer look? I don't think you're talking about the fifth elder brother at all, how can his momentum be so oppressive? When I was with him, he was always talkative and gentle. ”
Su Yi was uneasy, but she felt impossible: "If he is not the fifth elder brother, then who is he?" And I told him about you, and he didn't say anything, it should be the fifth elder brother. Xu is because he is a brother, he naturally has the majesty of a brother, he treats you the same way, treats others naturally the same way, you should be happy. ”
Xing'er laughed happily: "Of course, he is naturally very good to me." It's just that because of his identity, he has no way to accept me as a blessing. ”
Su Yi nodded, but she was worried about Xing'er in her heart, Xing'er is just a palace maid, but the fifth elder brother is a dignified prince, the two of them are so different in identity, can Xing'er and him last long?
"But he said it, and after a few days, he thought of letting me leave Xinzheku and go to other palaces on an errand, and then slowly let his mother accept me. It won't be long before I'll be able to leave the Xinzheku. I'll definitely take you with me then. Xing'er held Su Yi's hand and smiled.
Su Yi also showed a light smile.
Why didn't she want to leave the Xin Zheku, but it was easy to leave the Xin Zheku, but it was even more difficult to leave this palace, when would she be able to get out of this palace?